Beyond " best practice" road safety thinking and systems management - A case for culture change research

Safety Science

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1175-1181

  Johnston, Ian ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Institutional behaviour; Road safety best practice; Road safety management system; Road use culture; Safe system model

Indexed keywords

BEST PRACTICE; CAR USE; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CRITICAL ELEMENTS; CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR; CULTURE CHANGE; DATA-DRIVEN PROBLEMS; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; POLITICAL SYSTEMS; ROAD SAFETY; SAFETY CULTURE; SAFETY PROGRAMS; SYSTEM MODELS; SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; EXPLOSIONS; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; MODEL STRUCTURES; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; ROADS AND STREETS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CANADA; CAR DRIVING; CULTURAL FACTOR; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FATALITY; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MOTOR VEHICLE; NEW ZEALAND; PLANNING; POLICY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955089800     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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